USPTO Patents Application 10037067

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Application Number

10/037,067

Filing Date

12/21/2001 !

First Named Inventor

David E. Clune

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Clune 3-4-18

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6,327,621

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Lee, et al

12-04-2001

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6,310,879

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Zhou, et al

10-30-2001

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Nichols, et al

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10-30-2001

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6,321,270

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Crawley

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11-20-2001

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